In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
The roof, the roof the, roof is on fire (come on, let's go)
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader (follow me)
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Hands up, down, up, down
Everybody now
Put one hand in the air
One hand in the air
And we come from the left to the right
Watch this
Left, right
Left, right
Two more times, two more times
Left, right
Left, right
Left, right
Left, right
Left, right
Left, right
Left, right
Left, follow
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Come on now
Jump foot the left, jump foot the right
Jump foot the left, jump foot the right
Everybody
Jump foot the left, jump foot the right
Jump foot the left, jump foot the right
Now clap and wave
Come on
Clap and wave
Clap and wave
Come on
Clap and wave
Everybody come
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Now repeat after me
You're repeating after me
Everybody repeat after me
Watch me
Say I love soca
(I love soca)
Say I love soca
(I love soca)
Say I love soca
(I love soca)
Say I love soca
(I love soca)
Now somebody, anybody
Everybody scream
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
On four, we gonna jump and wave
On four, we gonna jump and wave
Let we go
One (get ready to jump)
Two (get ready to jump)
One, two, one, two, three, four
Jump and wave, jump and wave, jump and wave
Jump, jump, jump, jump
Sing, the roof, the roof, the roof is on fire
We don't need no water let the-
Burn, burn, burn
Come on
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Now when I count to four
We going to move to the left four times
In other words, you stay left until I say come back to the right
And any time you here the words central
Central means to jump and wave
Are you ready?
We're gonna move to the left four times
One (get ready to move)
Two (get ready to move)
One, two, one, two, three, move
Move it to the left
Move it to the left (stay left)
Move it to the left
Move it to the left (turn right)
Move it to the right
Move it to the right
Move it to the right
Move it to the right (central)
Jump and wave (everybody)
Jump and wave (everybody)
Jump and wave (everybody)
Jump, jump, jump, jump
Jump and wave (everybody)
Jump and wave (everybody)
Jump and wave (everybody)
Jump, jump, jump, jump (and sing)
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
And freeze
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader (follow me)
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Hands up, down, up, down
Everybody now
Put one hand in the air
One hand in the air
And we come from the left to the right
Watch this
Left, right
Left, right
Two more times, two more times
Left, right
Left, right
Left, right
Left, right
Left, right
Left, right
Left, right
Left, follow
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Come on now
Jump foot the left, jump foot the right
Jump foot the left, jump foot the right
Everybody
Jump foot the left, jump foot the right
Jump foot the left, jump foot the right
Now clap and wave
Come on
Clap and wave
Clap and wave
Come on
Clap and wave
Everybody come
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Now repeat after me
You're repeating after me
Everybody repeat after me
Watch me
Say I love soca
(I love soca)
Say I love soca
(I love soca)
Say I love soca
(I love soca)
Say I love soca
(I love soca)
Now somebody, anybody
Everybody scream
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
On four, we gonna jump and wave
On four, we gonna jump and wave
Let we go
One (get ready to jump)
Two (get ready to jump)
One, two, one, two, three, four
Jump and wave, jump and wave, jump and wave
Jump, jump, jump, jump
Sing, the roof, the roof, the roof is on fire
We don't need no water let the-
Burn, burn, burn
Come on
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Now when I count to four
We going to move to the left four times
In other words, you stay left until I say come back to the right
And any time you here the words central
Central means to jump and wave
Are you ready?
We're gonna move to the left four times
One (get ready to move)
Two (get ready to move)
One, two, one, two, three, move
Move it to the left
Move it to the left (stay left)
Move it to the left
Move it to the left (turn right)
Move it to the right
Move it to the right
Move it to the right
Move it to the right (central)
Jump and wave (everybody)
Jump and wave (everybody)
Jump and wave (everybody)
Jump, jump, jump, jump
Jump and wave (everybody)
Jump and wave (everybody)
Jump and wave (everybody)
Jump, jump, jump, jump (and sing)
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
Follow the leader, leader, leader
Follow the leader
And freeze
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